IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH
Civil Writ Petition No.1286 of 2009
Date of Decision: March 31, 2009
Adarsh Bala
.....PETITIONER(S)
VERSUS
State of Punjab & Others
.....RESPONDENT(S)
. . .
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA
PRESENT: - Mr. Arun Takhi, Advocate, for the
petitioner.
. . .
AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral)
Learned counsel contends that
respondent No.6 contested the election and has been
declared elected as Municipal Councillor from Ward
No.2 of Urmur Tanda, Tehsil Dasuya, District
Hoshiarpur. Respondent No.6, however, was a
defaulter of the Municipal Committee, Tanda and
therefore, could not have even contested the
election.
The petitioner, who got 5 votes less
than respondent No.6, preferred an election petition
in challenge to the election, on 14.7.2008. The
proceedings in the election petition, however, are
so slow that the matter is still at the stage of
evidence of the petitioner. The prayer made in the
CWP No.1286 of 2009 [2]
writ petition, in the facts and circumstances of the
case, is that the election petition be decided
within a time-bound period.
I have considered the contentions of
learned counsel for the petitioner. The matter can
be disposed of without issuing notice to the
respondents.
The law itself requires that the
election petition be dealt with and disposed of as
early as possible, preferably within six months.
In view of the delay already caused,
the Deputy Commissioner, Hoshiarpur (respondent
No.3) is directed to decide the election petition
(Adarsh Bala vs. Subhash Chander Sondhi & Others) at
an early date and in any case, not beyond the period
of six months from the date of receipt of certified
copy of this order.
(AJAI LAMBA)
March 31, 2009 JUDGE
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